A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

TONAL

Wed, 12 Apr '23
Like the Mandarin and Punjabi languages
Thu, 9 Mar '23
Pitched, as speech
Sat, 8 Oct '22
Pitch-related
Fri, 23 Sep '22
Like the Navajo language
Sun, 1 Aug '21
Like the Hmong language
Sun, 23 May '21
Like music that uses conventional keys and harmony